Clinical trial · Interventional
Ensuring Communication in Hospice by Oncology Study (ECHO)
NCT02069769CI-TRIAL-00027044completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this study is to determine if scheduled communication with the oncology team through phone calls is helpful to caregivers with the transition to hospice care.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Melanoma | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Sarcoma | Sarcoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Uterine Cancer | Malignant Uterine Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication with oncology team | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- communication with oncology team
- description
- oncology team will be prompted to contact family caregiver and/or patient twice weekly while the patient is receiving hospice care.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: communication with oncology team
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Evaluate the feasibility of implementing the Ensuring Communication in Hospice by Oncology Study (ECHO) intervention by patients' family caregivers and their oncology providers.
- timeFrame
- 2 Years
- description
- ECHO will be considered feasible if greater than 70% of participants have \> 50% of the scheduled phone contact with the oncology team during hospice care, which will be documented in the patient's medical record. Feasibility will also be demonstrated if greater than 70% of the family caregivers completing the questionnaires do so greater than 50% of the time they were scheduled. Finally, feasibility will also be demonstrated if caregivers are able to be contacted and decide upon participation within 5 days of patient hospice enrollment.
Secondary outcomes (4)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult Patient Criteria --\>18years of age) with a diagnosis of an incurable malignancy of the head and neck, gynecological oncology, sarcoma, or melanoma * Receiving oncology care at the MGH Cancer Center * Referral to home hospice services in previous five business days. * Family Caregiver Eligibility Criteria: * Designated adult family/informal caregiver for an eligible patient who will provide the primary home care for the patient receiving hospice services * Ability to read and respond to questions in English or with the assistance of a translator * Access to telephone and/or computer to communicate with the oncology team and complete questionnaires * Willingness to complete weekly questionnaires via telephone or email. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient Exclusion Criteria: \-- Referral to hospice services away from home (eg in nursing home or in an inpatient or residential setting) * Family Caregiver Exclusion Criteria --Person is not the primary caregiver for the patient
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